Child trafficked into Scotland as sex slave

A CHILD trafficked into Scotland to be a sex slave is among a group of young victims uncovered by a new Scottish project.

The Scottish Separated Children's Guardianship Project has offered support to 13 unaccompanied asylum seekers, all under the age of 18, since its launch nine weeks ago. Project workers said at least seven have been trafficked into Scotland and exploited, with at least one forced into the sex industry.

They have been made to work in cannabis factories, wash cars, work as servants, and pose as dependants in benefit scams.

The aim of the guardianship project, which is being run by the Scottish Refugee Council and the Aberlour Child Care Trust, is to build up trust by one worker spending a large amount of time with each child, and in many cases they are still unpicking the details of their troubled pasts.